Live the BOX

コンペ結果

FIRST PRIZE
Felix Heldgen, Thomas Nagy (Princeton, NJ)

SECOND PRIZE
MODULAIRE: Hugo Mijares, Tulio Lopez, Ricardo Hernandez (Miami, FL)

THIRD PRIZE
Tang & Yang Architects LLC: Ming Tang, Dihua Yang (Savannah, GA)

HONORABLE MENTION
Giuseppe Mecca (Firenze, Italy)
David Rooth (Larchmont, NY)
FarsStudio: Patchara Wongboonsin, Ornnicha Duriyaprapan (Bangkok, Thailand)

Source: http://studio.njit.edu/LiveTheBox/Selection.html

開催概要

ニュージャージーの港湾地域に溢れる輸送コンテナを、都市部の集合住宅に再利用するアイディアを募集。登録締切が6/24。

Description
Thousands of unwanted shipping containers clog our and the land around them. AIA Newark and Suburban challenges the world’s most innovative thinkers and designers to re-invent the box with their most inspired and creative utilizations of shipping containers as the primary construct of an urban multi-family mixed use project. The selected site is adjacent to a major train station and walking distance to the downtown major cultural centers of Newark, New Jersey.
Designs must utilize standard height shipping containers 8'-6" exterior height, in either 20'-0" or 40'-0" nominal lengths as the main building block of the structure. These containers may be utilized in any configuration or quantity and may be cut or solid.

Jury
Robert Dooley Jr. (Chief Architect of the City of Newark, New Jersey)
Bill Flemming (Co-Chief Operating Officer at Skanska USA Building)
Urs Gauchat (Dean of New Jersey School of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Adam Kalkin, Ray Nadaskay, FAIA (Principal Nadaskay Kopelson Architects)
HONORARY CHAIR:
Cory Booker (Mayor of the City of Newark, New Jersey)

Prize
First Prize: $10,000
Second Prize: $7,000
Third Prize: $3,000
Honorable Mention: $1,000

Entry Fee
$150 USD for professionals and $75 USD for students

Entries
2 digital files for 40" x40" boards and 1 image and a description in 250 words or less

Timetable
Jury Deliberation: August 2008
Award Ceremony: Fall 2008
Public Display of Winning Entries: Fall 2008

Promoter
AIA Newark and Suburban Architects

Official Website
http://studio.njit.edu/LiveTheBox/